Anesthesia for a child with Kabuki Syndrome.
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SIR—Kabuki syndrome is a rare multiple malforma-tion ⁄ mental retardation syndrome. The exact cause re-mains unknown and multiple possible genetic abnormalities have been reported. Drs Niikawa and Kuroki first described the disease in 10 unrelated children in 1981 (1). The name ‘Kabuki make-up syndrome’ is from the similarities of the faces of affected children with makeup from traditional Japanese (Kabuki) theater.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Paediatric anaesthesia
دوره 17 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007